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Telling Tales: Changing Discourses of Identity in the “Global” UK…
Telling Tales: Changing Discourses of Identity in the “Global” UK-Published English Language Coursebook
John Kullman
Explores :
The stories learners are asked to
tell about themselves in global UK-published English
language course books written for
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Personal change
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An emphasis on personal change and self-improvement related to healthy lifestyle practices in the coursebooks published in 1980-1990
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Conclusions
Without a consideration of discourses of individualism, consumerism, the medicalisation of everyday life and psychotherapy, it is impossible to account for the centrality of the learner in the coursebook
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Not only those who evaluate, but also those who write and publish coursebooks, teachers and learners who use the coursebooks, need to adress issues of culture amd identity deeply
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